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Deleting your matter

Learn how to permanently delete your matter and the steps to take before doing so

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Once a matter is complete and you no longer need to manage the matter in Legatics, you can delete it to maintain an organized workspace. This article teaches you how, and explains some best practices.


Exporting matter data before deletion

Before deleting a matter, it's highly recommend that you download all relevant information.

Heads-up: There's no single button to export all the data in your matter. You need to do exports individually.

We suggest that you export:


How to delete a matter

Prerequisites: You're a Matter Admin

  1. Click on Manage matter at the top right corner

  2. Select Settings from the dropdown menu

  3. Scroll to the bottom of the settings page

  4. Click on Delete matter.

  5. In the pop-up, type DELETE MATTER to confirm.

  6. Click Delete matter to proceed with deletion.

Tip: The pop-up explains the impact of deletion

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